Companions to the History of Architecture - 4 Volume Set

Unprecedented in its in-depth coverage, and with over 500 illustrations, photographs, and architectural drawings the multi-volume Companion to the History of Architecture offers an indispensable resource on architectural thought and practice ranging from the 15th century to the present day.

• AUTHORITATIVE: Brings together an international team of over one hundred eminent historians, academics and practising architects 
• USER-FRIENDLY: Accessibly structured into volumes organized both chronologically and thematically, spanning the architecture of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment periods, through to the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries 
• INCLUSIVE: Spans a broad and global range of issues, from the impact of war and religion on city architecture; its relationship with the public; and architecture and the sciences; to examples such as materials and Tectonic expression; Beaux-arts and the Gothic; and contemporary issues, such as contemporary architecture's critical review of its cultural production, ecology, technological saturation, and ontological engagement with a world now largely urbanized

• CUTTING-EDGE: Reviews the most recent developments in the field, including theory and practice from the past ten years, along with likely future developments in the history of architecture
• MULTI-FORMAT: Publishing simultaneously in print and online, providing an unparalleled reference work for students and scholars alike

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Harry Francis Mallgrave (Herausgeber), Harry Francis (Illinois Institute of Technology) Mallgrave (Herausgeber), Mallgrave Harry Francis (Herausgeber), Bressani Martin (Mitherausgeber), Contandriopoulos Christina (Mitherausgeber), De Jong Sigrid (Mitherausgeber), Eisenschmidt Alexander (Mitherausgeber), Leatherbarrow David (Mitherausgeber), Payne Alina (Mitherausgeber), Caroline van Eck (Mitherausgeber)
• Verlag: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 21.04.2017
• EAN: 9781444338515
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3851-5
• Abmessung: 215 mm x 280 mm x 210 mm
• Serie: Blackwell Companion
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Kunstgeschichte, Architektur, Architekturtheorie, Architecture, Architectural Theory, Art & Applied Arts, Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst, Kunstgeschichte u. -theorie, Art History & Theory, Architektur / Theorie